Tony Simon (born October 8, 1976), better known by his stage name Blockhead, is an American hip-hop record producer and DJ from Manhattan, New York. Aside from his solo efforts released on the Ninja Tune label, he is most associated with producing tracks for Aesop Rock. He has been a member of groups such as Party Fun Action Committee and The Mighty Jones.
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Biography
Simon was born and raised in Downtown Manhattan. He is the son of the late Sidney Simon, a sculptor based in New York City, and Renee Adriance, a social worker. He has one brother and five half siblings. At a young age, he loved hip-hop in both the lyrical and musical aspects. In his early teens, Simon and his friends formed a group called the Overground, where he started making music. As an aspiring rapper, he enrolled in Boston University and met Aesop Rock, another BU student. At this point, Simon quit rapping and focused on producing music. According to Simon, his stage name comes from the shape of his head: "While it's not square, it's pretty close."
Discography
Studio albums
Music by Cavelight (2004)
Downtown Science (2005)
Uncle Tony's Coloring Book (2007)
The Music Scene (2009)
Interludes After Midnight (2012)
Capture the Sun (2013) (with Illogic)
Bells and Whistles (2014)
Justplaywitit (2014) (with Marq Spekt)
Gone Long (2015) (with Joanna Erdos, Jeremy Gibson, Damien Paris, and Bay Li Mckeithan, as The Mighty Jones)
Keep Playin' (2016) (with Marq Spekt)
Funeral Balloons (2017)
The Art of the Sample (2017)
Free Sweatpants (2019)
Bubble Bath (2019)
Space Werewolves Will Be the End of Us All (2021)
Garbology (2021) (with Aesop Rock)
The Aux (2023)
Luminous Rubble (2024)
Mortality is Lit! (2024)
Compilation albums
Broke Beats (2001)
The Block Is Hot (2004)
Block in the Box (2005)
The Block Is Hot Pt. 2 (2005)
Peanuts in Your Mouth (2007)
Quar and Peace (2020)
EPs
Preparing for Capture (2012) (with Illogic)
Preparing for Capture 2 (2012) (with Illogic)
After Capture (2013) (with Illogic)
Tiny Bubbles (2020)
Welcome Mat / The End Is Nigh (2022) (with Poldoore)
Singles
"Insomniac Olympics" (2003)
"Sunday Seance" / "Jet Son" (2004)
"Expiration Date" (2005)
"Alright" (2006)
"Nobody's Smiling" (2007) (with DJ Signify)
Productions
Aesop Rock - "1,000 Deaths" from Appleseed (1999)
Aesop Rock - "Commencement at the Obedience Academy"; "I'll Be OK"; "Basic Cable"; "Oxygen"; "Spare a Match"; "Attention Span"; "Drawbridge" and "The Mayor and the Crook" from Float (2000)
Various Artists - "Water"; "Time to Unravel" and "Woke Up This Morning" from Euphony (2001)
Aesop Rock - "Daylight"; "Save Yourself"; "Flashflood"; "No Regrets"; "The Tugboat Complex Pt. 3"; "Bent Life"; "The Yes and the Y'All"; "9-5ers Anthem" and "Shovel" from Labor Days (2001)
Aesop Rock - "Daylight"; "Night Light"; "Forest Crunk" and "Maintenance" from Daylight (2002)
Mac Lethal - "Mermaid Pornography" and "Midnight in Manhattan" from Men Are From Mars Pornstars Are From Earth (2002)
Lodeck - "I Pollute" from Bash It (2002)
Illogic - "Killing Time" from Got Lyrics? (2002)
S.A. Smash - "Love to Fuck" from Smashy Trashy (2003)
Aesop Rock - "Cook It Up"; "Babies with Guns" and "11:35" from Bazooka Tooth (2003)
Murs - "Happy Pillz" from The End of the Beginning (2003)
Lodeck - "Applause"; "Feed Me Grapes" and "Beautiful Disease" from Dream Dentistry (2003)
Vordul Mega - "Struggles" from The Revolution of Yung Havoks (2004)
Many Styles - "Love Life and Music" from Many Styles (2004)
Remixes
The Majesticons - "Suburb Party (Blockhead Remix)" (2003)
Her Space Holiday - "Meet the Pressure (Blockhead Remix)" from The Young Machines Remixed (2004)
Hanger 18 - "Beatslope" (Remix of the Remix) (2004)
Cool Calm Pete - "Lost (Blockhead Remix)" (2005)
Omega One - "Off the Horizon (Blockhead Remix)" from Memento (2006)
Lodeck - "Na Lubom Yazike (Blockhead Remix)" and "Demon Strait (Blockhead Remix)" from Behold (2007)
Del the Funkee Homosapien - "Foot Down (Blockhead Remix)" (2008)
Yameen - "Fire (Blockhead Remix)" from Never Knows More (2009)
Nacho Picasso - "Benjamin Segal (Blockhead Remix)" from For the Glory (2011)
Emancipator - "Nevergreen (Blockhead Remix)" from Remixes (2011)
DJ Cam - "Love (Blockhead Remix)" from Remixed (2013)
The Difference Machine - "A Night in the Life of the Day Tripper (Blockhead Remix)" from Triangle Schemes (2017)
Anomie Belle - "Right Way (Blockhead Remix)" from Flux (2018)
Aesop Rock - "Pigs (Blockhead Remix)" from The Recycling Bin (2022)
Aesop Rock - "Defender (Blockhead Remix)" from The Recycling Bin (2022)